Previous Crystal Eagle/Personal Recognition
| 2006 | No award given |
| 2005 | Curt Hibbard, SASHE |
| 2004 | Charles Richard Allen, Jr. |
| 2003 | No award given |
| 2002 | Roland "Bud" C. Klein, FASHE, CHFM |
| 2001 | Ralph R. Hall, Jr., FASHE, CHFM Philip J. Kercher, FASHE, CEM, CHFM |
| 2000 | Myron D. Hartman, SASHE, MS, CCE, CBET |
| 1999 | No award given |
| 1998 | Will Long, FASHE Joseph P. McClain, PhD, FASHE, FACCE |
| 1997 | No award given |
| 1996 | Duane J. Telecky |
| 1995 | William D. Anderson, FASHE, CHFM |
| 1994 | No award given |
| 1993 | Roy Agle, FASHE |
| 1992 | Joseph F. Sullivan |
| 1991 | Elliott Gutman, FASHE |
| 1990 | David A. Sheets, SASHE |
| 1989 | Malcolm G. Ridgeway, PhD, CCE |
| 1988 | Curtis G. Belin |
| 1987 | Edwin Hoeltke, FASHE |
| 1986 | Philip J. Rodenbaugh, FASHE |
| 1985 | Marvin J. Fischer, PE, FASHE |
| 1984 | Hy A. Bershad, FASHE |
| 1983 | William R. Schneider |